Drawbridge 1, Detached Bastion, North Centre Bastion, Western Heights, Dover, Kent, UK (1)

John Latter, on April 3, 2007, said:

(Also see: Satellite view of the North Center Bastion annotated with tunnel system locations, surface features, drawbridges, etc.)

A view, looking north to south, of Drawbridge 1's counterweights in the floor of Tunnel 1.

As usual, illumination is provided by the camera flash - the slight angle is due to my not being able to see anything whatsoever through the camera's viewfinder.

A chap called Stan fell into one of the holes years and years ago and had a permanent limp thereafter (if any Dovorians read this, Stan has since passed away ago but he used to be a member of St. Paul's Social Club - just can't think of his surname at the moment).

The image "The Ghost of the North Center Bastion" was taken further up this perfectly straight tunnel looking towards the viewer.

Click to see the drawbridge and underlying pit.

(Alt: North Centre Bastion)

tattieann1, on April 3, 2008, said:

dear john, you have just made my day? 22 years ago when i first moved to dover,some good friends and i found this bastion and had a real good wander around takin in this amazing place,that was untill i fell down one of the holes in this picture and cut my lag open? till this day i have never been back,but have been wanting to show my children,and now thanks to your fantastic pictures i have done this, thankyou its really made my day, oh and i ended with 4 stitches and still have the scar today. thankyou Tania

John Latter, on April 3, 2008, said:

tattieann1 said:

dear john, you have just made my day? 22 years ago when i first moved to dover,some good friends and i found this bastion and had a real good wander around takin in this amazing place,that was untill i fell down one of the holes in this picture and cut my lag open? till this day i have never been back,but have been wanting to show my children,and now thanks to your fantastic pictures i have done this, thankyou its really made my day, oh and i ended with 4 stitches and still have the scar today. thankyou Tania

I'm so pleased you like the photos, Tania, and that they've brought back some happy memories for you :)

Also, I'll be taking some more photos of "Dead Man's Island" in the Summer (assuming we have one, that is!) so maybe you can pop back then.

John Latter

tattieann1, on April 5, 2008, said:

hi again, couldnt resist having another look,i have noticed a few conversations regarding the drop redoubt, i took my older kids on one of the guided tours a few years ago,thinking it was where i fell,although we had a good day it was not as impressive as the bastion,and i must say i was a little disapointed,like you said to one person,its all been made safe for jo public,which kind of knocks the fun out of it all? look forward to seeing your (dead mans island)? thankyou tania

John Latter, on April 5, 2008, said:

tattieann1 said:

hi again, couldnt resist having another look,i have noticed a few conversations regarding the drop redoubt, i took my older kids on one of the guided tours a few years ago,thinking it was where i fell,although we had a good day it was not as impressive as the bastion,and i must say i was a little disapointed,like you said to one person,its all been made safe for jo public,which kind of knocks the fun out of it all? look forward to seeing your (dead mans island)? thankyou tania

Hi Tania,

I'm hoping to take some videos, too. When the photos/videos have ben uploaded I'll put a 'comment' here and you'll automatically be notified via email.

John Latter

tessg907, on April 29, 2009, said:

do you know if any of the tunnels go underground???

John Latter, on April 29, 2009, said:

tessg907 said:

do you know if any of the tunnels go underground???

I'm not sure what you mean, Tess. The tunnels are 'underground', but there is one section where the tunnels come close to the surface, so to speak. This section is between Drawbridge 3 and the second Blue Orb photo and is basically a corridor covered with earth.

John Latter / Jorolat

Part of the Images of Dover website.

John Latter, on July 28, said:

There's now a three-part video of the North Centre Bastion available on YouTube:

Part 1: The Smokey, North Centre Bastion, Western Heights, Dover UK

Part 2: The Smokey, North Centre Bastion, Western Heights, Dover UK

Part 3: The Smokey, North Centre Bastion, Western Heights, Dover UK

John Latter / Jorolat

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